LSU's Jarrett Lee ready if needed

12:36 PM,
Aug. 25, 2011

LSU quarterback Jarrett Lee says he is ready to play if needed.

Written by

Glenn Guilbeau
gguilbeau@gannett.com

BATON ROUGE - Gone are the chubby cheeks that stretched nearly from end to end of his mug shot in the 2008 LSU football media guide.

Fifth-year senior quarterback Jarrett Lee is no longer carrying 230 pounds around as he did for most of his previous two seasons. That face is more chiseled. He is a little quicker. He is down to 207.

"Maybe 203," LSU coach Les Miles said two weeks ago after a practice. "He's lost almost 30 pounds. It's really helped him. He's in the best shape of his life."There is even some recent practice film of Lee running the option - a part of LSU's offense not usually used when he is in ...